Atlanta Bound!! Now where can I stay? (Decatur, Druid Hills: for sale, apartment complexes)

[williebuyoff]

1. Budget - 700-850 rent per month (a nice 1BR apt, MAYBE a 2BR if all possible within the $$ range)
2. House/Condo/Townhome? - Apartment
3. Employment Status(commute/work from home) - commute. I'll be working right downtown a few blocks away from Five Points station.
4. Children(public school vs. private) - N/A
5. Suburban or Urban lifestyle preference or a mix of the two - No preference
6. Easy access to public transit, important or not? - At least within a 5-10 minute drive to a train station. If not, then no more than a 20 minute ride into Five Points.
7. Preferable demographics of desired neighborhood. - Anything but the HOOD!

Based on the above, where should an early 30's single male be looking at?
I've been looking on apartments.com and the likes, but there's only so much I can read into an apartment on a website as they always make look apartment complexes look like utopia. Will most likely start my job the last week of September.

Thanks for you help in advance.

[TakeAhike]

The Emory/N.Decatur area might be a possibility. 30 minutes to 5 Pts/Downtown--urban/suburban, safe, young professionals, convenient to shopping/restaurants and other amenities. You can take a bus to Lindbergh or Chamblee MARTA stations.

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Midtown would be another good option.

Midtown apartments?
Will be working Downtown. Best neighborhoods for young professionals?

[Jackalope]

Depends on what you're looking for.

The South and East side of Atlanta are primarily black. The North and West sides are primarily white. As such, the rents tend to trend that way. You can rent a house on the southside for 700-850. On the northside, you'll be lucky to find a 1 bdrm apt.

Based on your public transit requirements, you'll be inside I-285.

So, I think I'd be looking at Vinings, Chamblee and maybe some intown lofts.

I think you also should look into renting available condo's in the 30303 zip code area downtown. I know, for example that at the Kessler City Loft Condos, they have units for sale for $75K, so those that the owners are renting couldn't be much out of your budget. The Kessler City Lofts are ONE block from the Five Points MARTA station. Even if they were a bit higher, you'd make up the difference in transportation costs. There are a number of others in this area and I've seen rents for $999 in several of them. How much do you plan on spending on gas each month to get to work?

[williebuyoff]

Originally Posted by Jackalope

Depends on what you're looking for.

The South and East side of Atlanta are primarily black. The North and West sides are primarily white. As such, the rents tend to trend that way. You can rent a house on the southside for 700-850. On the northside, you'll be lucky to find a 1 bdrm apt.

Based on your public transit requirements, you'll be inside I-285.

So, I think I'd be looking at Vinings, Chamblee and maybe some intown lofts.

I think you also should look into renting available condo's in the 30303 zip code area downtown. I know, for example that at the Kessler City Loft Condos, they have units for sale for $75K, so those that the owners are renting couldn't be much out of your budget. The Kessler City Lofts are ONE block from the Five Points MARTA station. Even if they were a bit higher, you'd make up the difference in transportation costs. There are a number of others in this area and I've seen rents for $999 in several of them. How much do you plan on spending on gas each month to get to work?

@ Jackalope, thanks for the input. As far as gas per month, that all depends on how far I'll have to commute to work. Ideally I'd like to be able to spend about $125 per month on gas.

With that said, a loft blocks from five points would cut my gas by 3/4th's.

[williebuyoff]

How about I pose a different question. Just tell me what parts of Atlanta and / or area codes to stay AWAY from and I'll go from there. lol

[TakeAhike]

Originally Posted by williebuyoff

How about I pose a different question. Just tell me what parts of Atlanta and / or area codes to stay AWAY from and I'll go from there. lol

That really won't work. jmo.

Many would tell you --forget about downtown--whatever the zip codes--but you really can find safe housing there.

Midtown--somewhere around Piedmont Park would be nice--or Poncey Highland if you are selective.

Poncey Highland area questions

Poncey-Highland?

[tonygeorgia]

There are PLENTY of places for under $750. Rent normally goes up during this time of the year because of all the college students.

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